Dingle Peninsula

The Dingle Peninsula, on Ireland's southwest Atlantic coast, is ringed by sandy beaches and craggy cliffs. Inland are rolling hills and mountains, including 952m Mount Brandon. The region's an officially recognised bastion of Irish language and culture. Dunmore Head, mainland Ireland's easternmost point, has views of the Blasket Islands, famous for Irish-language memoirs documenting rural life in the 1800s and 1900s.